Kermadec Earthquake- Tsunami warning

[JC]

@taniwharugby said in Kermadec Earthquake- Tsunami warning:

@r-l nah we are probably >40m above sea level at the top of a Harbour that the water needs to travel west then turn north to come up to us, plus up on 2nd floor of a brand new building.

...said the guy in the disaster movie right before the disaster part happened!

Seriously, stay safe up there buddy. No sightseeing trips to Pataua!

[Rapido]

I felt the 7.1 East Cape one at 2:30 this morning, in Wellington. Just happened to be awake. Heard the rumbling coming for ages before it hit.

My daughter has a black eye this morning. Had a small picture in frame on her bed head, fell off and sconed her in the night. Let that be a lesson to her ...

[A Former User]

@taniwharugby ah man, my anxiety levels are up just reading about it online.

[taniwharugby]

@jc one of the ladies at work spent nearly an hour trying to convince her dad to leave his house at sea level in Waikaraka!

[Stargazer]

@rapido Yep, it woke me up! Weird, long, rolling earthquake. Didn't feel the later ones.

Stay safe everyone! Just heard there's a warning for Marlborough, too?

[Stargazer]

[Stargazer]

Live updates in this article:

Mar 4, 2021  /  New Zealand

Multiple tsunami warnings now lifted

The largest waves caused by the 8.1 magnitude earthquake have now passed and everyone who evacuated can now return, with the beach and marine threat for all areas now lifted.

[taniwharugby]

@stargazer was one comment on Stuff earlier advising all people under 300m evacuated from Whangarei...we have a mountain overlooking Whangarei, which is 241m...

[sparky]

Stay safe, everyone, some big waves on the way.

[JC]

@taniwharugby said in Kermadec Earthquake- Tsunami warning:

@jc one of the ladies at work spent nearly an hour trying to convince her dad to leave his house at sea level in Waikaraka!

Sounds like a Grumpy Old Man. Sure he's not a Ferner?

[Stargazer]

FFS, is 2021 going to be as bad or worse than 2020?

[Snowy]

@taniwharugby said in Kermadec Earthquake- Tsunami warning:

@stargazer was one comment on Stuff earlier advising all people under 300m evacuated from Whangarei...we have a mountain overlooking Whangarei, which is 241m...

That 40m that you are above sea level really O.K? It would be quite some wave, but...

[Donsteppa]

Any signs of locusts or four horsemen?

[A Former User]

@sparky

Same user just retweeted this..

[taniwharugby]

@r-l yeah I saw that on FB too, strong surge.

JUst got another Civil Defence alert stating surge activity seen on coastal areas

[Bovidae]

As it's the East Coast there were probably local surfers out there.

[Gunner]

Just had a guy in Opua (BOI) on the radio, the water is already at high tide mark, but high tide is still an hour away...

Tide still steadily rising here in Whangarei.

[Gunner]

Just had staff from the countdown bring around ice blocks to everyone up here on the hill at Okara Park. Bloody legends!

[JC]

@bovidae said in Kermadec Earthquake- Tsunami warning:

As it's the East Coast there were probably local surfers out there.

Everybody keep an eye out for Bodhi and Johnny Utah

[taniwharugby]

@gunner just seen one at Tutukaka, looks to be about 30cm and stirred everything up.